Sarah-Elizabeth Cooper
Sarah-Elizabeth Cooper is a young fashion designer, currently in the final stage of studying on London College of Fashion’s Womenswear BA. Sarah-Elizabeth's designs are inspired by club culture and street style as well as bloggers, exhibitions, literature, historical references, cultural references.
In the final year of her course, Sarah-Elizabeth has not only created a spectacular luxury collection, but she has also gone beyond the realms of fashion design and explored the use of film and social media in her working process:
AW 10-11: THE HOLLYWOOD BABYLON COLLECTION
Inspired by Kenneth Anger’s cult book Hollywood Babylon, Sarah-Elizabeth’s debut collection explores the dark side of Hollywood’s Golden age. This season pictures a scandalous starlet of the thirties’ Sin City, and contrasts the concept of hiding versus being exposed.
With an incessant approach to design development, the Hollywood Babylon collection was conceived as a result of more than 100 toiles exploring shape and silhouette as well as countless detail samplers. Having been awarded a sponsorship with Saga furs, Sarah-Elizabeth visited their Copenhagen studios where she worked on a number of exciting fur designs.
The silhouette focuses on an exaggerated neckline symbolizing hiding away whilst the concept of being exposed is revealed through cut-outs and cut-away sections. Skin-tight catsuits portray nakedness whilst loosely fitting gowns represent being covered. Attentive hand-worked detailing paired with sensuous chiffons and organzas, give a soft and light feeling. This is a luxury collection with a great attention to detail and quality - from hidden silk structuring to individually sewn feathers and hand-stitched fox.
Photography: Kiss Me Tiger (1st & 2nd), Katy Davies (3rd & 4th), Cassia Tabatini www.cassiatabatini.co.uk (5th & 6th)
Make-up Artist: Sarah Piva-Casadei
Models: Elle Bugge & Kristina Vassiliev
With an exceptional eye for detail and a persistent approach to improvement and learning new skills, Sarah-Elizabeth has a winning combination of raw talent and a fervent passion for her work.
For more info: http://www.sarahelizabethcooper.com/
‘Sarah-Elizabeth Blog’
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